The Council’s Economic Opportunity work focuses on supporting low income residents own efforts to increase economic opportunity for themselves, their families and their communities. We focus on employment and income support, asset accumulation, and economic development.

**The Economic Opportunity Program is hiring!**

Read the Council's Principles on Economic Development!

Current Initiatives

Economic Development

• Oak to Ninth Community Benefits Coalition
• Shipyard Legacy Fund Project
• Redevelopment Education and Advocacy Project
• Inclusionary Zoning Campaign
• Industrial Land Use Policy

Income and Asset Development

• Alameda County Community Asset Network (Alameda County CAN)
• Alameda County EITC Campaign
• Foreclosure Resources

Coming Soon: Workforce Development

Program Goals

1. Increase the earnings, income and assets of low-income families in Oakland.
2. Increase the capacity of low-income residents and their institutions to advocate for effective policies, programs and practices intended to increase earnings income and assets.

Program Strategies

1. Work with low-income residents to build their capacities to develop and act on community economic plans and personal/family financial plans.
2. Work with community-based organizations and resident organizations to develop systems and capacities to deliver effective integrated financial services to low income families.
3. Increase the income of low-income families through increasing enrollments in income support programs.
4. Increase employment of low-income workers in jobs with living and sustainable wages
5. Use redevelopment as a tool for increasing economic opportunity and outcomes for residents of low-income neighborhoods

Contact

AndyN at urbanstrategies.org